SanomaWSOY - Total number of voting rights and capital

SanomaWSOY s Share Capital Increased

SanomaWSOY Corp. Stock Exchange Release 4 Oct 2007 at 9:45

SanomaWSOY Corporation's share capital has increased by EUR 860
corresponding to 2,000 new shares due to 500 shares subscribed with
2001A stock options and 1,500 subscribed with 2001B stock options.

The increase of share capital was entered into the Trade Register on
4 October 2007 and the trading with the new shares begins on 5
October 2007.

In total, SanomaWSOY's share capital increased from EUR 71,118,685.56
to EUR 71,119,545.56 and the number of shares increased from
165,392,292 to 165,394,292.

For the new shares subscribed with stock options all shareholder
rights commence from the date on which the increase in share capital
is entered into the Trade Register. SanomaWSOY announced the Warrant
Scheme 2001 on 31 January 2002.

SanomaWSOY informed about the previous increase in share capital on
10 August 2007.

SANOMAWSOY CORPORATION

Matti Salmi
Senior Vice President
Finance and Administration

Additional information: SanomaWSOY's Group Communications, tel. +385
105 19 5062 or ir@sanomawsoy.fi

www.sanomawsoy.fi
www.sanomawsoy.fi/Investors

SanomaWSOY is the leading media group in the Nordic region operating
in versatile fields of media in over 20 European countries. The Group
has five divisions: Sanoma Magazines, Sanoma, SanomaWSOY Education
and Books, SWelcom, and Rautakirja. In 2006, the Group employed over
18,000 people and its net sales were some EUR 2.7 billion.